[Posted 07/29/2010] AUDIENCE: OB/GYN, Patient ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it is reviewing reports of adverse effects from Evamist, an estrogen hormone used to reduce hot flashes during menopause. Children unintentionally exposed to the drug through skin contact with women may experience premature puberty. Female children may experience nipple swelling and breast development. Male […]
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Automotive X PRIZE Competitors Advance to Validation Stage
The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a $10 million competition to inspire a new generation of super fuel efficient vehicles, announced today the Finalist teams who have survived all on-track testing at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), and who now move into a Validation stage before prize money will be awarded this September. What began as […]
Cubicin (daptomycin): Drug Safety Communication – Risk of Eosinophilic Pneumonia
[Posted 07/29/2010] AUDIENCE: Infectious Disease, Pulmonology ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients about the potential for developing eosinophilic pneumonia during treatment with Cubicin (daptomycin), an intravenous antibacterial drug indicated for use in treatment of serious skin infections and bloodstream infections. Eosinophilic pneumonia is a rare but serious condition where a type of white blood cell […]
General Motors Augmented Reality Windshield
General Motors has developed a working next-generation heads-up display that turns an ordinary windshield into an augmented reality information dashboard. Such a system can improve safety and advance knowledge behind the wheel, visually identifying important objects in physical space like road signs, the edges of the road you’re on in conditions of poor visibility like […]
Nanomaterials poised for big impact in construction
HOUSTON — (July 28, 2010) — Nanomaterials are poised for widespread use in the construction industry, where they can offer significant advantages for a variety of applications ranging from making more durable concrete to self-cleaning windows. But widespread use in building materials comes with potential environmental and health risks when those materials are thrown away. […]
Scientists unravel trait leading to better brain power
By deciphering the genetics in humans and fish, scientists now believe that the neck — that little body part between your head and shoulders — gave humans so much freedom of movement that it played a surprising and major role in the evolution of the human brain, according to Cornell and New York University neuroscientists […]
Small materials poised for big impact in construction
Bricks, blocks, and steel I-beams — step aside. A new genre of construction materials, made from stuff barely 1/50,000th the width of a human hair, is about to debut in the building of homes, offices, bridges, and other structures. And a new report is highlighting both the potential benefits of these nanomaterials in improving construction […]
Nanoblasts Move Molecules, Proteins and DNA into Living Cells
Using chemical “nanoblasts” that punch tiny holes in the protective membranes of cells, researchers have demonstrated a new technique for getting therapeutic small molecules, proteins and DNA directly into living cells. Carbon nanoparticles activated by bursts of laser light trigger the tiny blasts, which open holes in cell membranes just long enough to admit therapeutic […]
Mediware Renews Relationship With William Blair & Company
https://www.mediware.com () — Mediware Information Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDW), a specialist provider of information systems focused on complex clinical solutions for Blood Management, Medication Management and Performance Management, today announced that it is renewing its relationship with its long standing financial advisor, William Blair & Company. As part of the ongoing agreement, Mediware management will […]
Nanoblasts from laser-activated nanoparticles move molecules, proteins and DNA into cells
Using chemical “nanoblasts” that punch tiny holes in the protective membranes of cells, researchers have demonstrated a new technique for getting therapeutic small molecules, proteins and DNA directly into living cells. Carbon nanoparticles activated by bursts of laser light trigger the tiny blasts, which open holes in cell membranes just long enough to admit therapeutic […]